PCF - Christmas Challenge Day 7 "Candy Cane Nails"

Hey lovelies!

This manicure is my second contribution to the Purple Crumpet Fairy Group (Facebook) Christmas Challenge, Day 7 theme CANDY CANE.

For this look I achieved it by using my existing manicure for the Snowglobe theme (please see previous post). Basically two coats of OPI's "Alpine Snow" with two coats of China Glaze's "Snowglobe" over the top which gives a glittery effect. To do the candy cane stripes I used OPI's "Color So Hot It Berns" which is a lovely bright opaque red. I started to do the stripes on one nail with tape which was a disaster and too much of an effort and so I found it much easier to do freehand stripes! Although they are not perfect I am pleased with the overall look as I think my nails look good enough to eat like candy canes! If I were to do it again I would change one thing and that would be to just use a pure white base with no glitter.

What do you think of this festive mani?

NOTD - PCF Christmas Challenge - Snowglobe

Hey lovelies!

Today is my first contribution to the 31 days of Christmas Challenge (day 3 - Snowglobe) set by the Purple Crumpet Fairy group over on Facebook.

For this look I used two coats of OPI's "Alpine Snow" which gave an opaque base of pure white for the snowy background. For the glittery Snowglobe effect I used China Glaze's "Snowglobe" this was one of my untried polishes that I bought not too long ago! I obviously had to use this polish as it resembles the snowy glitter effect so well and given the name of the polish this was an obvious choice! The polish is a clear base with lots of small hexagons and some larger hexagons which are iridescent and reflect green, blue, purple, orange and pink and is so pretty! I used two coats of Snowglobe on top and the application was good! I am impressed with the overall look as it definitely looks wintry and festive and ultimately reminds me of a Snowglobe!

What do you think?

NOTD - Minnie Mouse Polka Dot Nails

Hey lovelies!

Today I am wearing my existing manicure Essie's "Jelly Apple" nail polish which is a red creme/jelly (please see previous post for photos and info). I decided to do white polka dots on top inspired by Minnie Mouse! Well it was my first attempt at a polka dot manicure so there were a few mishaps along the way but nothing too noticeable! It was surprisingly easy to polka dot my left hand too which I wasn't expecting! For the polka dots I used a dotting tool which I dipped into OPI's "Alpine Snow" nail polish and then applied to the nail. I used Andrea Fulerton's Dot & Flick Pen for the black bow on my ring finger.

Overall I am pleased with this look especially for my first attempt! What do you think?